Acts 13:11:24Acts.13.11.W24TAB
σκότος
skotos
“darkness”
- Transliteration
- SKO-tos
- Extended
- SKOH-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈsko.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- darkness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
SKO-tos
- sentence
KAI NYN i-DOU KHEIR ky-REE-ou e-PI SE KAI E-sê ty-PHLOS MÊ BLE-pōn ton HÊ-li-on A-khri kai-ROU pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma de E-pe-sen ep au-TON a-KHLYS KAI SKO-tos KAI pe-ri-A-gōn e-DZÊ-tei khei-ra-gō-GOUS
Exegesis
The compound subject akhlys kai skotos {ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος | akhlýs kaí skó-tos} is grammatically nominative, depicting both a physical and metaphorical enveloping of the man.
Root and etymology
skotossigma–kappa–omicron–tau–omicron–sigma
“darkness, gloom, obscurity”
In context — Acts 13:11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a season. Immediately, then, mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he was seeking those to lead him by the hand.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:11:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Acts 13:11, so the Greek word σκότος (skotos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.13.11.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.11.W24.S1) and character.